Ugh, I’ve been thinking again about that on-chain “queue” stuff. Sometimes you cancel a transaction and then realize that even though you clicked first, someone behind you still cut in line. It’s really annoying. Put simply, it’s the whole MEV playbook—once those “clip” bots make their move, and miners’ ordering gets shuffled, small retail users can only watch gas skyrocket, with no way to get their transactions through no matter what. If the chain had been a bit more transparent back then, or if there were a fairer transaction-ordering rule, it probably wouldn’t be so easy to get cut in line.

Recently, everyone’s been talking about modular blockchains and the DA layer. Developers hype it up to the sky—everything about decoupling and scalability—but I feel like these stories are still a bit out of reach for ordinary users. Anyway, I’m optimistic: as long as it can lower fees and reduce this disgusting experience of getting “cut in line,” even if the underlying stuff is more complicated, I’m willing to wait. You’re on your own once you make your bet—but don’t let honest people always have to stand at the back of the queue.